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We thank them for their extensive research and analysis.  \nThank you to Leigh Dingerson for her skilled and careful editing of the report, as well as her advice regarding structure and content.  \nThanks also to the Network for Public Education’s Director of Communications, Darcie Cimarusti, who designed this report. Darcie Cimarusti and Marla Kilfoyle of NPE also contributed to research efforts.  \nWe are also grateful to researcher and scholar Roxana Marachi for her summary of the problems associated with the CMO known as Rocketship.  \nThe report would not have been possible without the effort and commitment of the Board of Directors ofthe Network for Public Education (NPE), with special thanks to Diane Ravitch, President of NPE. Diane generously gave her support, guidance and advice throughout the writing of this report.  \nFinally thank you to all of our generous donors who make our work in support of public education possible. This report was funded solely by the Network for Public Education.  \nThe Network for Public Education (NPE) is an advocacy group whose mission is to preserve, promote, improve and strengthen public schools for both current and future generations of students. The goal of NPE is to connect all those who are passionate about our schools – students, parents, teachers and citizens. We share information and research on vital issues that concern the future of public education at a time when it is under attack. For more information, please [visit our website at](visit our website at www.networkforpubliceducation.org)[ www.networkforpubliceducation.org](visit our website at www.networkforpubliceducation.org).  \nAbout the Authors  \nCarol Burris is the Executive Director of the Network for Public Education. Carol served as principal of South Side High School in Rockville Centre, NY from 2000 to 2015. She received her doctorate from Teachers College in 2003. In 2010, she was recognized by the New York School Administrators Association as their Outstanding Educator of the Year, and in 2013 she was again recognized by NASSP as the New York State High School Principal of the Year. Carol has co-authored three books on educational equity, and served as a consultant on desegregation cases for the U.S. Department of Justice. She is the author or co-author of numerous journal articles on educational equity, teacher evaluation, and detracking. Carol is a frequent guest blogger for the Answer Sheet of The Washington Post.  \nJeff Bryant is a communications expert and advocacy journalist whose award-winning reporting and commentaries have been published by Salon, AlterNet, The Progressive, and The Washington Post. He currently serves as a Chief Correspondent and Writing Fellow for the Independent Media Institute's Our Schools project, and he is the Director of the Education Opportunity Network, a public education advocacy center created through a partnership between the Schott Foundation for Public Education and the Campaign for America's Future.  \nTable of Contents  \nExecutive Summary ..............................................1  \nIntroduction .........................................................4  \nAsleep at the Wheel ...............................................9  \nConclusion ...........................................................32  \nRecommendations ................................................34  \nExecutive Summary  \nIn 2015, the U.S. Department of Education took an unprecedented step--it told the state of Ohio to put on hold the $71 million that it gave the state for the purpose of opening more charter schools. What is even more remarkable is that the cut-off of funds was championed by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, who expressed concern about the charter fraud and abuse that was happening in his state.  \nBrown’s mistrust was well founded. Shortly after the announcement, Innovation Ohio and the Oh","cbCaikGVm96bdRUU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikGVm96bdRUU","pdf",6980864,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Introduction\n## Asleep at the Wheel\n## Conclusion\n## Recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What prompted the investigation into CSP-funded charter schools?\",\"answer\":\"In 2015, the U.S. Department of Education told Ohio to pause about $71 million intended to open more charter schools, driven by concerns about fraud and abuse.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the report find about the Ohio scandal compared with other states?\",\"answer\":\"The executive summary states the Ohio issue was not unique, estimating that up to one third of CSP-granted charters never opened or opened and then shut down, with California failure rates reaching nearly four in ten.\"},{\"question\":\"Beyond closures, what other concerns does the report raise?\",\"answer\":\"The report finds evidence questioning whether remaining schools are truly “high-quality,” and describes weak scrutiny in the federal application process that can accept applicants’ claims without sufficient review.\"}]","Acknowledgements - About the Authors - Executive Summary - Recommendations | PDF",1792055247,101]